Semantics: Handkerchief Flirtations

We’re back with another reading from The Modern Art of Making Love by James S. Wilson, (1900). Here we learn how to flirt with the object of our affection using a handkerchief. Drawing across the lips – Desirous of an acquaintance. Drawing across the eyes – I am sorry. Taking it by the center –…

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A Few Words on Collecting Etiquette Books

Etiquette books are a great way to peek into history:  I was once told that the important thing to remember is that etiquette books tend to mention the things that people are getting wrong.  So, if a book mentions that you shouldn’t pick your fingernails with a knife at the table, it’s because enough people were doing…

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